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The dearth of water and the recent Makar Sankranti festival also played a role in pushing up vegetable prices,” he said. Pune: The water shortage and extreme cold weather has started taking a toll on the supply of vegetables. Supplies have dipped by 20% in the last week with the prices of vegetables like tomatoes doubling since the last fortnight. “Prices of most vegetables have gone up by Rs 5-10 during the last few days due to several reasons. However, from January 7, the retail prices of tomatoes shot up to Rs 24 in the wholesale market and Rs 40 per kg in the retail market..